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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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“Women and people of color [are] more susceptible to discipline”: The Washington Post grapples with its social media policy in leaked memo“People who are stars get away with murder.” By Laura Hazard Owen. |
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Podcasts about race are climbing the charts, and coronavirus shows drop outPlus: How the Equality in Audio Pact came together, and Apple rolls out an exclusive show. By Nicholas Quah. |
What We’re Reading
The Guardian / Jim Waterson
Microsoft’s plan to replace editors with AI backfired after the software confused two people in illustrating a story about racism →
“An early rollout of the software resulted in a story about the singer Jade Thirlwall's personal reflections on racism being illustrated with a picture of her fellow band member Leigh-Anne Pinnock.”
1A
When journalists say they’re objective, what does that even mean? →
A conversation with Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, Morgan Givens, and Nikole Hannah-Jones.
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald is just not going to have an office anymore, at least through the end of the year →
“After the New Year, once the commercial real estate industry has sorted itself out with regard to new standards and approaches, we will find a new, centralized home.”
The New York Times / Edmund Lee and Ben Smith
Axios allows its reporters to join protests and will pay their bail if they are arrested →
“First, let me say we proudly support and encourage you to exercise your rights to free speech, press, and protest. If you're arrested or meet harm while exercising these rights, Axios will stand behind you and use the Family Fund to cover your bail or assist with medical bills.”
Substack
You can now have an invite-only Substack →
“A private Substack is a secret newsletter that you can host alone or invite others to join. With invite-only mode, only you and any subscribers you've invited can access your posts.”
TechCrunch / Sarah Perez
Flipboard expands its local news coverage →
“The Flipboard app doesn't currently provide access to paywalled Local news content — users are instead sent to the news publishers' site, where they either get access to a select number of free articles or can log in as a subscriber.”
Google / Fran Willis and Nancy Lane
A $15 million ad campaign will encourage people to support local news by subscribing, donating, and advertising →
The six week long campaign backed by Google, the Local Media Association, and Local Media Consortium will appear in print and online across thousands of local news outlets in the U.S. and Canada, including independent and minority-owned publications.
British Vogue / Zoe Williams
The first female editor of The Financial Times believes “capitalism needs a reset” →
"Where Forbes and the FT are on the same page is that we both believe in free markets, we both believe in the value of business and the value created by business. But the FT is not unquestioningly pro-market and pro- business. We want to hold business to account and we've always held business to account.”
New York Times / Edmund Lee and Ben Smith
Axios allows its reporters to join protests (and promises to cover bail for any employee arrested) →
Many newsrooms’ ethics guidelines discourage or outright prohibit employees from marching or rallying in support of causes or movements. "We trust our colleagues to do the right thing, and stand firmly behind them should they decide to exercise their constitutional right to free speech.”
HuffPost / Marina Fang
Bon Appétit top editor Adam Rapoport resigns after brownface photo, outcry from staffers →
“On Monday, almost none of the magazine's staffers who initially spoke publicly against Rapoport or called for his ouster were white. Several staffers of color, including research director Joseph Hernandez, contributor Priya Krishna, and assistant editors Christina Chaey and Sohla El-Waylly, did — potentially risking career consequences.”